SAFIYA BALARABE’S GOODWILL MESSAGE TO THE EASTERN BAR FORUM ON THEIR QUARTERLY MEETING The quarterly meeting of the Eastern Bar Forum holds between 3rd and 4th June, 2022. Read below Safiya Balarabe’s goodwill message to the Forum. “It is with profound regards that I felicitate the Governor, Executives and Members of the Eastern Bar Forum (“EBF”) as they conduct their...

‘WE HAVE NO ANOINTED CANDIDATE’ The Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA), Mr. Ayodele Akintunde SAN has warned that the committee will not hesitate to disqualify any candidate who breaches the guidelines for the forthcoming NBA Elections. Meanwhile, the ECNBA Chairman has vowed that the committee is not under any pressure to favour any candidate...

FEATURED CHIEF JOE-KYARI GADZAMA, SAN RE: THE NBA ACCESS TO FINANCE SCHEME COMMENCING On Monday, May 23, 2022, and Friday, May 27, 2022, the NBA, ably and amiably led by Mr. Olumide Akpata, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with First Bank Ltd and Access Bank Plc respectively, as it relates to the framework regulating the NBA Access to Finance...

Former Supreme Court jurist, Late Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte (CON) and retired President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami (OFR) would be under the klieg lights today as a civil society organization, Hallmarks of Labour Foundation unveils Volume 10 of its “Hallmarks of Labour” publication in their honour. Among those also profiled in the compendium are Emeritus Professor Ladipo...

FEATURED  ADEOGUN, FUNMILOLA OLUWATOSIN LECTURES ON FINANCIAL INVESTMENT  THE THREE SERVANTS ( Part 1) According to her: THREE SERVANTS WERE INVOLVED A rich man delegates the management of his wealth to his servants, much as investors in today’s markets do. He gives talents (a large unit of money) to the SERVANTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. FIVE [5] talents to the first....

Special Goodwill Message To My Branch, NBA Bwari Branch (Cradle Bar) On The Occasion of her Annual Law Week, 2022 There is always joy when you look back and discover that , your foundational Branch remains a key player in the Bar community. The topic and the keynote speaker must have been chosen by the wisest men in this legal...

Goodwill Message To The NBA Markurdi Branch On The Occasion of her Annual Law Week, 2022 I, Clement Ugo Chukwuemeka felicitate the NBA Makurdi Branch as it holds her Law Week themed “Democracy, Electoral Process & The Paradigm Of Change In Nigeria”, from the 3rd to 5th of June, 2022. The choice of topic is apt , coming at a...

Barring any changes, the list of voters to elect the incoming National Officers and Nigerian Bar Association representatives to the General Council of the Bar is now known. This is coming on the heels of the release of the full list of NBA members who are qualified to vote at the forthcoming election slated for July 16, 2022. The full...

Justina Ego Amanda Demechi Asagba is a detribalized, courageous, passionate, dependable and Result oriented, Nigerian lawyer, Human Rights Activist, Private Prosecutor, Mediator and Notary Public. She graduated from the Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma (formerly Bendel State University) and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1990. She is a woman of many parts who sees law as a tool for...

FEATURED BORNO EMIRATE COUNCIL CONFERS CHIEF JOE-KYARI GADZAMA, SAN WITH THE COVETED TITLE OF SHETTIMA ILMUYE OF BORNO The Borno Emirate Council under the able and distinguished leadership of His Royal Highness, Alh. (Dr.) Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al Amin El-Kanemi CFR honours Chief J-K Gadzama, SAN with the coveted traditional title of Shettima Ilmuye of Borno (Shettima of Knowledge...